digitalnav

Has anyone added a subwoofer to the Burmester upgraded system?

I have a subwoofer and amplifier already.

compaddict

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I did on my B&O and it made a world of difference. I used a 6.5" Sundown and a 1K Sundown amp in a small snail box.

Mike5215

Yeah, my shop added one (along with a bunch of other stuff). You'd pull speaker level signal from the factory amp in the trunk tapping into the output leads to the Frontbass speakers. Power unfortunately has to come directly from the battery in the *front* unless your amp doesn't draw much. You'll need a sub amp that accepts speaker-level (powered) inputs.

digitalnav

is there any diagrams to help out?

compaddict

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I had Arden Audio set mine up. In Sacramento. If you DIY you have many different ways to hook up.

richysh

Im actually in the process of doing it. I was at the shop this thursday trying to get this done and the installer found the right speaker wires to tap off of but it wouldnt work so they are gona tap off of the factory amp tomorrow and see. Here is the sub im using to save the trunk space

http://www.ebay.com/itm/292064385581

compaddict

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That has to work right? Half of me wants a smaller box and the other half wants more bass!

richysh

What has to work? the sub? I also wanted good bass but i didn't want to sacrifice the trunk space too much, which is the reason why i went with what i bought. We will see how it sounds tomorrow

compaddict

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Yes!

Mike5215

They should be pulling signal from the high side of the factory amp and routing it to a new sub amp. What was it they first tried?

That enclosure requires a separate sub amp. The signal from the factory amp alone won't be enough. Hooking it up directly will drop the impedance and might damage the amp.

richysh

The speaker wire the installer tapped off of didnt but once they tap the wire off of the amp, it should
I do have a separate amp. They tapped a speaker wire on the passenger rear door area but it didnt work so theyre gona go for another wire off of the factory amp tomorrow

Mike5215

They need to come off the Frontbass speaker leads to get the low frequency signal for a sub. Do you have Burmester or Audio 20?

richysh

So i finally got everything done. A very long day actually.. got the sub and amp done by tapping the sub wire off of the amp inside the trunk. Got 25% tint all the way around with 20% on the pano roof and 5% strip on the windshield. And then i got my front and rear dash cam hard wired.

drkstvrr

Any suggestions on what amp to get to match a Kicker 12" L5 50-600 watt RMS sub?

digitalnav

basically I should just ask my local guy to tap into the amp in the trunk? is there any specific wire?

Mike5215

Yes, you need to isolate the leads to the Frontbass.

nobbyv

Anyone have any pics of their subs? I'd like to get a bit more bass extension, but don't want to compromise trunk space. (Mike, I've seen yours from your excellent write-up).

Mike5215

Have a look at the Infinity BassLink. It's a compact self powered sub with a 10" driver and a 10" passive radiator. It can be oriented horizontally or vertically with a very small footprint. It has available high level inputs and auto sensing power-on (no need to run a remote power sensing lead from the factory amp which is good because the factory amp doesn't have one).

Plenty of power (I had one in each of my W220 S Classes) but still efficient enough to be powered by the existing 12v in the trunk (tap the factory amp's power lead) so you're not running cable back thru the cabin from the battery.

https://www.sonicelectronix.com/lp/p...FQcwaQodDzsPxg

compaddict

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Here you are!

nobbyv

Thanks Mike, I actually bought one of these for my Volkswagen Golf R, but ended up returning it because it took up too much space in the hatch. In a sedan I think it might be better, especially if I can hook up power/signal using some quick disconnects so I can remove it if needed.

Looks good! Takes up a bit too much space for what I need though. Thanks for the reply!

nobbyv

I might give this thing a shot; need to measure under the seats to see if it'll clear, but it's only 3" high:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/kicker-h...?skuId=3526208

Mike5215

Yeah, unfortunately recreating bass frequencies involves moving around a lot of air. It's hard to find a sub worth anything that also has a really small enclosure. My sub takes up about 6" of depth at the rear of the trunk which leaves a lot of trunk available, but it eliminates the pass-thru to the rear seat.

JTB

Any chance you can take a pic of the amp and wires they tapped in to?

youbecha

Thanks for the info, I would also like to see a pic of the wiring at the amp...if possible? Or is there a write up somewhere?

compy223

I am also really looking into adding a sub to my burmester system, its so good with midrange and high, but the bass is just not there.
It would be amazing if someone can giving us the wiring diagram/installation pictures for the burmester amp in the trunk. I'm sure this is the only think holding most of us back from installing it.

I've found the attached wiring diagram, but I cannot make any sense of it (I cant even find this connector on the amp LOL)